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How to save money buying Apple products

Washington Post Tech Friday 09 October 2026, 18:30 UTC By Rob Pegoraro 1 min read
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It has never been cheap to be an Apple customer. But it has become even more expensive thanks to AI-induced inflation in memory and storage costs intersecting with a new set of iPhones, Mac mini desktops and much of its iPad lineup — plus, it seems, a new iPad mini and connected-home hardware coming within weeks.

It has never been cheap to be an Apple customer. But it has become even more expensive thanks to AI-induced inflation in memory and storage costs intersecting with a new set of iPhones, Mac mini desktops and much of its iPad lineup — plus, it seems, a new iPad mini and connected-home hardware coming within weeks. By Rob Pegoraro
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